I was shocked when I read the front-page story (June 18) concerning St. Joseph’s Orphanage for Girls. I, along with my sister, lived at the orphanage from 1956 to 1960, and a dear friend of mine was there from 1952 to 1962, while my husband lived at the Healy Asylum (orphanage for boys) from 1954 […]
St. Joseph’s orphanage
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Kindred spirits write
The article in the Sun Journal about St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Lewiston (June 18) struck a nerve with our family and friends of St. Ann’s Orphanage in Worcester, Massachusetts. Talk about brother and sister connections. We, too, were “cared for” by the Grey Nuns (Sisters of Charity). The article is a mirror image of what many […]
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Let's not forget them
I am proud of the Sun Journal’s decision to publish the stories of the former residents of St Joseph’s Orphanage (June 18). Several years ago, I interviewed a number of those women for the Franco-American collection at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College. It was a heart-rending experience to hear what they had gone through and how they […]
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‘Horrors’ and healing
After decades of silence, the women of St. Joseph’s Orphanage talk about their abuse and about finding peace. Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of disturbing events. LEWISTON — Every day for seven years, Julie Fortin Jipson’s morning started with the sounds of screaming and sobbing. The nuns didn’t tolerate bed wetters. “They used to […]
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Coming Sunday
It was supposed to be a safe place for Lewiston’s most vulnerable girls. Instead, the former residents of St. Joseph’s Orphanage say it was an abusive nightmare. Decades after the orphanage closed, some of the women of St. Joseph’s have found healing in each other and in a letter from the Grey Nuns. For the […]